Race leader Jonathan Milan stormed to a second successive victory on stage 2 of the AlUla Tour after a textbook lead-out from his Lidl-Trek teammates, who positioned the Italian fast man in perfect position through the final few corners.
Final lead-out man Simone Consonni hit the wind with the green jersey waiting in his wheel, and once he came to the front, once again, no one could live with his violent acceleration and top speed. With back-to-back victories, he extends his overall lead in the race thanks to another 10 bonus seconds gained on the line.
How it unfolded
After the opening, wind-affected stage 1, riders kicked off the second day of racing in Saudi Arabia from the AlManshiyah Train Station with another rapid 152-kilometre day on the menu.
Five riders quickly formed an early breakaway in the opening 15km of racing, with Federico Iacomoni (Team UKYO), teammates Zhe Yie Kee and Muhammad Nur Aiman Bin Rosli (both Terengganu Cycling Team), and two riders from the Omani national team, Said Alrahbi and Mohammed Al-Wahibi.
They led most of the all opening half of the stage, but into the final 80km, the strong winds started to kick up sand into the…
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